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Who We Are, Past & Present
Marshall & Stevens is a premier full-service valuation advisory and litigation support firm with a distinguished history.
Marshall & Stevens provides transaction advisory, valuation analyses, investigative accounting, and litigation support services to assist public and private clients with their important transactions and litigation matters. (Read more about our Valuation Services and Litigation Support Services.)
Marshall & Stevens has been a leader in the valuation and appraisal industry since its founding in 1932. Our diverse professionals have experience in a wide variety of valuation disciplines, public and private company transactions, and matters of dispute. Marshall & Stevens is relied upon to assist with domestic and international transactions, providing independent Fairness Opinions, Solvency Opinions, and valuations of businesses, securities, assets, and real estate. See the slides below to see our milestones:
Founding Moments
1932
Founded
Earl P. Marshall founded Marshall Valuation Services in Los Angeles, California.
1936
Team Up
Marshall teamed with Robert W. Stevens to form Marshall & Stevens. That same year, they became founding members of the American Society of Technical Appraisals (ASTA), alongside Stuart C. Tait and Samuel W. Gibson (Tait-Gibson).
1941
President
Stevens was named the first president of the ASTA, the American Society of Technical Appraisals, and he remained in that position until 1943.
Initial Growth
1949
Early Acquisition
Marshall & Stevens acquired General Appraisal Company founded by General G.W. Goethals, the lead engineer on the construction of the Panama Canal.
1952
The ASA is Born
The ASTA merged with the Technical Valuation Society (TVS) to create a new organization called the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). Earl Marshall was named one of its incorporators.
Major Valuations
1967
24 million acres
Marshall & Stevens appraised over 24 million acres (38,000 square miles) of land and associated mineral rights for Native American tribes.
1974
City of New York
Marshall & Stevens managed the valuation of City of New York assets in connection with the city’s refinancing.
1976
Howard Hughes
The IRS selected Marshall & Stevens to value the Howard Hughes estate.
Making History
1979
AT&T
Marshall & Stevens was selected as the arbitrating appraiser in the breakup of AT&T.
1988
Savings and Loan
Marshall & Stevens’ president, Robert Kerslake, testified at a Senate hearing in Washington DC in support of appraisal reform in response to the Savings and Loan crisis.
1998-2004
Gulf War
Marshall & Stevens was engaged to value assets of Kuwait businesses destroyed by Iraq during the Gulf War for reparation claims to be paid by the United Nations Compensation Commission.
Energy & Transportation
2000
So California Edison
Southern California Edison engaged Marshall & Stevens for valuation of its power generating assets for disposition as dictated to the Public Utilities Commission.
2000-2001
Kinder Morgan Energy
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners engaged Marshall & Stevens to provide litigation support, including expert testimony and valuation of 1,800 miles of railroad easements across the Western US.
2001
Princess Cruises
Marshall & Stevens was engaged to value enterprises and assets for planned worldwide restructuring of P&O Princess Cruises.
Recovering From Tragedy
2002
World Trade Center
Marshall & Stevens served in a litigation support role regarding insurance claims on the destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
2002
MGM Grand
MGM Grand Inc. engaged Marshall & Stevens to provide purchase price allocation services for the $6.4 billion acquisition of Mirage Resorts Inc.
Big Business
2006
Crown Paper Company
Marshall & Stevens’ Vice Chairman, Alfred King, was designated as valuation expert and provided litigation support for multi-billion-dollar Crown Paper Company bankruptcy.
2006
$3.4 Billion Acquisition
Marshall & Stevens completed a valuation of enterprises and real estate of Holcim US Inc. and Aggregate Industries for FIRPTA compliance as a result of Holcim Ltd.’s $3.4 Billion acquisition of Aggregate Industries.
2007
Parmalat Securities
Marshall & Stevens’ Vice Chairman, Alfred King, served as expert witness and litigation support expert on both the international and domestic Parmalat Securities Litigations.
2009
$8 Billion in Las Vegas
Bankruptcy counsel engaged Marshall & Stevens to provide enterprise, intangible, and real estate valuations for the funding of the $8 Billion construction of CityCenter in Las Vegas.
Major Projects
2009-2011
1,400 Locations
The FDIC engaged Marshall & Stevens to value assets of over 80 financial institutions at over 1,400 locations across the US and in Canada for buy/sell consideration.
2012
Halliburton Reporting
Marshall & Stevens completed a valuation of Halliburton’s ownership in over 100 businesses around the world for tax reporting purposes.
An Era of Partnership
2023-2025
Acquires 8 Companies
Rocky Mountain Advisory • Value Consulting Group • Lone Peak Valuation Group • Reliant Business Valuation • ValueScope • Acuity Advisors • Equitable Value • Coming Soon…
Our investigative accounting, damages calculation, and litigation specialists service a wide variety of dispute and litigation matters. The great majority of our work is referred by lawyers, accountants, wealth managers, insurance and financing sources, and past clients. (Read more about Who We Serve.)We pride ourselves on the service and quality of the analyses we provide to our clients and to the comradery and professional development of the people we hire. (Read more on our Careers page)